Supporter for drawers.



PATENTED DEC. 20, 1904.

I. BLUM. SUPPORTER FOR DRAWERS. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 10. 1904.

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1- O r. n a v n a witnuou UNITED STATES Patented December 20, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

ISAAC BLUM, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR TO CATCH-ON-CLASPMANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF BALTIMORE CITY, MARYLAND, A COR- PORATION OFDELAWARE.

SUPPORTER FOR DRAWERS- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.777,879, dated December 20, 1904. Application filed September 10, 1904.Serial No. 224,081.

To a w/eom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, IsAAo BLUM, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and a resident of the city of Baltimore and State of Maryland,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Supporters forDrawers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a device for supporting drawers worn by men onthe interior of their trousers, and has for its object to provide adevice which can be easily and permanently secured to the interior ofthe waistbandof trousers, which will be compact and not hurt the wearer,and which may be easily locked or unlocked to secure or release a tapeor other similar device attached to the waistband of the drawers.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view of mydevice open and unattached to the garment. Fig. 2 represents a side viewof the device looped and unattached to the garment. Fig. 3 is a rearview showing means for fastening the device to the waistband of thetrousers. perspective view showing the device secured to the interior ofthe waistband of the trousers and having a loop or tape of the waistbandof the drawers looped within the supporter.

In the drawings the same numerals represent the same parts in allfigures.

1 is a body portion which forms a shank of a hook, and at one end thebody portion is bent up to form a bill 2. The shank or body portion isprovided with perforations 3 on the sides and prongs 4 4 upon its upperend and back.

5 is one member of a post-and-socket fastener clenched into the shankand supported thereby.

6 is a tongue hinged to the end of the bill of the hook and having theother member, 7 of the post-and-socket fastener clenched into it inposition to engage with the portion of the post-and-socket fastener uponthe shank.

Referring to Fig. 4, 8 is the waistband of a pair of trousers to whichthe body portion of the drawers-supporter is secured by means of theprongs 4 4 and by means of threads Fig. 4 isa' passed through the holes3 3. 9 is the waistband of a pair of drawers; 10, a loop of tape securedthereto which is adapted to engage the hook of the drawers-supporter andbe held firmly in place by the locking-tongue 6 when the two members ofthe post-and-socket fas- 5 tener are engaged. Preferably, and as shown,the hook portion 2 is curved, as is best shown in Fig. 3, in order thatits inner surface may conform to the curve of the loop 10, and thusprevent the edges of the hook from abrading the loop.

The device is simple, easily constructed, easily attached to anygarment, and when in use the drawers may be quickly engaged or released.

WVhile I have shown what I believe to be the preferred form of myinvention, I desire to have it understood that many changes may be madein the form, construction, and arrangement of the parts, and myinvention contemplates and embraces all such changes.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. In a drawers-supporter, the combination of a hook provided with meansfor attachment to the waistband of trousers, the shank of the hook beingprovided with one member of a post-and-socket fastener, and a tonguehinged to the end of the bill of the hook and carrying the other memberof the post-and-socket fastener in position to engage the member of theshank.

2. In a drawers-supporter the combination of a hook provided with prongsfor attachment to the waistband of trousers, the shank of the hook beingprovided with one member of a post-and-socket fastener, and a tonguehinged to the end of the bill of the hook and carrying the other memberof the post-and-socket fastener in position to engage the member on thehook, substantially as described.

Signed by me at Baltimore, Maryland, this 8th day of September, 1904.

I ISAAC BLUM.

Witnesses:

W. S. VVHEATEIELD, H. KERNGOOD.

